Police: Three arrested in Evansville meth bust

Officers with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Joint Task Force said they arrested three people after a meth bust Thursday.

Ricky Lee Gipson, 57; Steven Douglas Melton, 55; and 42-year-old Derexa Jo Seidl are in Vanderburgh County Jail after police said they found meth and meth-making materials at a Fares Avenue residence.

Gipson and Melton were being held without bond and Seidl has a $1,000 cash-only bond.

According to a news release by the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Joint Task Force, a resident told officers about a strong odor near Keller Crescent late Thursday evening, and officers determined it was coming from 1234 Fares Ave.

There, the release said, police reportedly saw Seidl smoking a pipe inside. Melton and Gipson came out and were arrested, and police later entered the home and detained Seidl, who was reportedly still holding the pipe.

After executing a search warrant there, officers said they found about 4.8 grams of meth, material used to produce meth and a small amount of marijuana.